A person reads a copy of the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano with the front page about Pope Francis’ encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship,” in St. Peter’s Square at ...

A little-known element is shedding light on the transatlantic slave trade. Researchers have assembled a map of strontium, a naturally occurring element, across sub-Saharan Africa. These data can be ...

A map released on Monday illustrates how widespread the consequences of an escalation of the crisis in Niger might be after the deadline passed for coup leaders to reinstate the ousted president.

Russia and the United States are vying for influence in West Africa, where Moscow has strengthened its partnerships and is looking to expand, according to a think tank report. Analysis by the Critical ...

By Elodie Toto There are only about 350 mature leopards left in West Africa, according to the latest regional assessment by ...

LONDON, March 21 (Reuters Breakingviews) - West Africa is undergoing its own version of Brexit. By July Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have quit the 15-strong Economic Community of West African ...